[asterisk-dev] Intel AES-NI instructions (TLS and SRTP)

[Kristijan Vrban]

yes, in in OpenSSL HEAD, there is support for AES-NI
here is a interesting discussion about it:
http://www.mail-archive.com/openssl-dev@openssl.org/msg26520.html

But libsrtp does not have support for it.

Kristijan


2010/5/27 Russell Bryant <russell at digium.com>:
> On 05/27/2010 03:35 PM, Kristijan Vrban wrote:
>> After reading this article about Intel’s AES-NI Support:
>> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/clarkdale-aes-ni-encryption,2538.html
>>
>> I just wonder, can Asterisk also take advantage from the Intel AES-NI
>> instructions?
>> 1. For SIP over TLS ?
>> 2. For SRTP?
>
> It's possible, I guess, but it wouldn't be something that was done in
> Asterisk directly.  Asterisk just uses OpenSSL to perform the
> encryption.  How OpenSSL accomplishes that is invisible to Asterisk.
>
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